The Open Notebook is a nonprofit organization that helps journalists who cover science improve their skills.

Feb 23, 2026 · The Open Notebook offers a paid, part-time fellowship program for early-career science journalists. During the course of this fellowship, fellows work with a mentor to plan, report, and write …

The Open Notebook fosters a supportive, diverse, and inclusive global community that enables reporters and editors who cover science to learn and thrive. We do this through training and mentoring …

When we started The Open Notebook in 2010, our goal was to provide journalists who cover science with tools and resources to help them sharpen their skills and build community. Over the years …

Oct 23, 2024 · It’s The Open Notebook ‘s 14th Birthday! Siri Carpenter October 23, 2024 Joyce Adams/Unsplash Fourteen years ago this week, The Open Notebook made its debut in the world.

“ The Open Notebook has become a science journalism textbook.” ~ Carl Zimmer, author, journalist for The New York Times, Scientific American, National Geographic, Discover, and others “ The Open …

To tell a compelling story to readers, you first need to sell your idea to an editor. Our pitch database contains successful story pitches to a wide range of publications. Each pitch is accompanied by a […]

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Oct 21, 2025 · Dear friends of The Open Notebook, Our birthday week is finally here! On Friday, October 24, TON turns FIFTEEN, and I’m thrilled to celebrate alongside you, our incredible …

Sep 24, 2024 · Ben Goldfarb is an environmental journalist whose writing has appeared in National Geographic, The Atlantic, Smithsonian Magazine, and many other publications. He is the author of …